The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has signed a contract with Metrc, a national company in 14 states, for the implementation of a statewide seed-to-sale tracking system. The contract creates a system to track marijuana plants and products from a plant’s growth stage through sale to patients.

From physical illness to fiscal woes, COVID-19 has stealthily crept throughout Choctaw County for the past seven months spreading pain, stress and uncertainty.

BancFirst corporate offices in Oklahoma have announced the sale of their Hugo BancFirst to Ameri-State Bank in Atoka. The transaction is scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of 2021 and is subject to regulatory approval.

HUGO SCHOOL WILL crown its newest Homecoming Queen Friday night at 6:15 p.m. at the football field. Candidates include: Jennifer Jones, Keaira Spear, Jayci Teague, Emilye Covington and Breanna Wolfe (not pictured).

LELA RODRIGUEZ, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 12 out of 17 games correctly. Rodriguez guessed closest (463) to the OU Sooners’ total offense figure (414) to edge out Jeanne Rorie and Letha Loftin.

DOAKSVILLE — Before the American Civil War had ground to a close in 1865, Wallace Willis and his bride, Minerva, both slaves and survivors of the Choctaw Nation Trail of Tears to Indian Territory that followed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek — had spent many hours working for their master Britt...

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• Since 2005 The Oklahoma Lottery Commission has bolstered funding for common, higher ed and career tech education OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Lottery Commission announced that it has contributed more than $1 billion to education in Oklahoma since its establishment in 2005.

• Two national speakers scheduled ARDMORE –– The 2020 Profiles and Perspectives Community Enrichment Series will take attendees on a journey to explore Oklahoma and the world –– all from the comfort of their homes. This year’s speaker presentations will be live online seminars.

The first U.S. Poitou donkey census is currently underway at The Livestock Conservancy. More rare than Black Rhinos and Giant Pandas, it’s estimated only 70 purebred Poitou donkeys are left in America, and fewer than 500 remain throughout the world.